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Filed June 29, 2007 by Antonio French
After getting a free ride through most of his two terms in office, and benefiting from years of praise (deserved and undeserved) for the work of entrepreneurs and developers who’ve been rebuilding and repopulating downtown,…
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Filed July 10, 2007 by Antonio French
Aldermanic President Lewis Reed has launched a new website designed to keep city residents informed about important issues being discusses at the Board of Aldermen and highlight some of the great things going on in…
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Filed December 31, 2007 by Antonio French
Slay to Black St. Louis: I Don’t Need You. For many, the humiliating demotion of the city’s first black fire chief was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. But the “Wutcha gonna do…
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Filed July 6, 2007 by Antonio French
BREAKING NEWS A source tells PubDef that Gov. Matt Blunt is going to veto HB 327, the contoversial bill containing a $100 million land assemblage tax credit, within the hour. UPDATE: It’s done. Here’s the…
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Filed June 7, 2007 by Antonio French
Following Missouri Attorney General (and likely Democratic nominee for Governor) Jay Nixon’s decision not file criminal charges against Ameren for the Taum Sauk dam collapse, state Republicans are continuing their cries of conflict of interest.…
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Filed October 30, 2007 by Antonio French
Last weekend, State Rep. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield) launched her campaign for the state Senate. According to Jo Mannies at the Political Fix, former St. Louis Democratic state rep. Fred Kratky’s “Facts ‘O Life” band was…
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Filed August 30, 2007 by Antonio French
Late last night, the Missouri State Senate voted to pass House Bill 1, the economic development bill containing, among other things, the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit and the Quality Jobs Tax Credit. The…
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Filed January 24, 2007 by Antonio French
A PUB DEF VIDEO REPORT A representative from the Missouri School Boards Association conducted a workshop this evening for members of the St. Louis Board of Education to discuss successful practices of functioning school boards.…
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Filed May 23, 2007 by Antonio French
Gov. Matt Blunt will sign into law this morning his controversial plan to take $350 million from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, which makes loans for college tuition, to pay for new construction projects…
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Filed September 20, 2007 by Antonio French
The webzine NewTeeVee.com has written about our spat with KSDK Channel 5, which has resulted in all 500 of our YouTube videos being taken off-line: French argued that the use of the clips — less…
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